Practically Been Starving Myself- Need Ways to Up Metabolism Posted: 05-25-07 19:44pm
For the past two months or so I've been
eating around 670 calories a day to lose
weight. Before I started I was 141 pounds
(female, 15 years old), and I noticed that
I've been starting to lose more weight
because of my calorie restrictions. I
don't know how much I weigh right now, but
surely it's somewhere in the 130s. I still
have a stomach.
Anyway, my metabolism wasn't all that fast
to begin with, and now that I've been
eating like this I fear that it's gone
down significantly. I want to be able to
eat normally again (well not like I used
to, but according to my BMI or whatever at
141 I should have been getting about 1500
a day, where I used to eat over 2000 a
day), but I can't because I know that I'll
start to gain all of that weight back, and
possibly even more.
I know exercise helps, but I don't know
what and how much I should be doing every
day in order to increase my metabolism so
much that it goes beyond the level it was
before I started limiting my calories. For
the past two months I've been doing 100
sit-ups a day, and I've recently started
doing 200 or 400 jumping jacks a day, and
walking my dog for 10 minutes every other
day while still keeping at 670 calories.
I'm afraid to eat any more than that,
because I don't want to gain back the
weight.
So basically, I need to boost my
metabolism so I can start eating normally
again. Any suggestions?
Note: Going outside isn't an option right
now. I'm going to need to exercise
indoors.
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oxfragilerosexo
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Jan 2006 Posts: 210 Location: Jacksonville florida
Re: Practically Been Starving Myself- Need Ways to Up Metabo Posted: 05-25-07 19:47pm
11firecrackers
wrote:
For the past two months or
so I've been eating around 670 calories a
day to lose weight. Before I started I was
141 pounds (female, 15 years old), and I
noticed that I've been starting to lose
more weight because of my calorie
restrictions. I don't know how much I
weigh right now, but surely it's somewhere
in the 130s. I still have a stomach.
Anyway, my metabolism wasn't all that fast
to begin with, and now that I've been
eating like this I fear that it's gone
down significantly. I want to be able to
eat normally again (well not like I used
to, but according to my BMI or whatever at
141 I should have been getting about 1500
a day, where I used to eat over 2000 a
day), but I can't because I know that I'll
start to gain all of that weight back, and
possibly even more.
I know exercise helps, but I don't know
what and how much I should be doing every
day in order to increase my metabolism so
much that it goes beyond the level it was
before I started limiting my calories. For
the past two months I've been doing 100
sit-ups a day, and I've recently started
doing 200 or 400 jumping jacks a day, and
walking my dog for 10 minutes every other
day while still keeping at 670 calories.
I'm afraid to eat any more than that,
because I don't want to gain back the
weight.
So basically, I need to boost my
metabolism so I can start eating normally
again. Any suggestions?
Note: Going outside isn't an option right
now. I'm going to need to exercise
indoors.
How tall are you? how old are you? And eat
a big meal in the morning or atleast
something big anf healthy that gets your
metabolism kicking first thing in the
morning. Just also no eating fast food and
try eating healthier. summer is here so
swim. get active.
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11firecrackers
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 7
Re: Practically Been Starving Myself- Need Ways to Up Metabo Posted: 05-25-07 19:52pm
oxfragilerosexo
wrote:
11firecrackers
wrote:
For the past two months or
so I've been eating around 670 calories a
day to lose weight. Before I started I was
141 pounds (female, 15 years old), and I
noticed that I've been starting to lose
more weight because of my calorie
restrictions. I don't know how much I
weigh right now, but surely it's somewhere
in the 130s. I still have a stomach.
Anyway, my metabolism wasn't all that fast
to begin with, and now that I've been
eating like this I fear that it's gone
down significantly. I want to be able to
eat normally again (well not like I used
to, but according to my BMI or whatever at
141 I should have been getting about 1500
a day, where I used to eat over 2000 a
day), but I can't because I know that I'll
start to gain all of that weight back, and
possibly even more.
I know exercise helps, but I don't know
what and how much I should be doing every
day in order to increase my metabolism so
much that it goes beyond the level it was
before I started limiting my calories. For
the past two months I've been doing 100
sit-ups a day, and I've recently started
doing 200 or 400 jumping jacks a day, and
walking my dog for 10 minutes every other
day while still keeping at 670 calories.
I'm afraid to eat any more than that,
because I don't want to gain back the
weight.
So basically, I need to boost my
metabolism so I can start eating normally
again. Any suggestions?
Note: Going outside isn't an option right
now. I'm going to need to exercise
indoors.
How tall are you? how old are you? And eat
a big meal in the morning or atleast
something big anf healthy that gets your
metabolism kicking first thing in the
morning. Just also no eating fast food and
try eating healthier. summer is here so
swim. get active.
I'm 5'2" and 15 (16 in less than a
month).
I don't ever eat fast food. Most of my
meals consist of fruits and the occasional
vegetable, and the rest is either stuff
like yogurt, granola bars, cereal or a
lean cuisine. But all together I'm eating
about 670 calories a day, which is
becoming hard to keep at.
I know that I have to get active but what
other than swimming can I do? Today I
ran/jogged 20 laps around my house (goes
in a loop) and did 100 jumping jacks.. so
far I've eaten about 600 calories. I can't
do the running/jogging around my house
every day- in fact, I'll only have that
opportunity for two more days (Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week). But I can't go
outside either... maybe I can go swimming
once in a while but that's it.
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yuffleduffles
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 3 Location: california.
Posted: 05-25-07 20:17pm
i used to restrict my calories
excessively, and im about your height and
age. when i realized that i ate too little
for my body to consistently maintain
itself, i upped my caloric intake by 100 -
200 every three or four days, though maybe
more days because youve been on this
caloric restriction for a while. i
wouldn't up it with junk food or anything,
though, more like veggies and fruits.
remember that anything below 1200 is
considered a great calorie deficiency.
i know that eating a bigger breakfast in
the morning helps to jumpstart your
metabolism, as well as exercising before
you eat, or eating after you exercise.
drinking green tea is supposed to help,
too, as i used to drink that in the
morning. also, instead of trying to jam a
whole workout session in one sitting, try
spreading it out so you move more often
throughout the day time-span wise? im not
sure what else to say..
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Llewellyn
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 1743 Location: NY
Posted: 05-25-07 20:24pm
You can easily boost your metabolism by
eating more. I have no idea where you got
the idea to restrict yourself to 670
calories a day, but that is the worst
thing you could have done. For one thing
it is unhealthy. For another it will make
your metabolism slow down significantly.
When you eat the appropriate amount, your
body takes it in and burns it off. When
you eat too much or don't burn enough
calories, your body stores the extra as
fat. When you take in too few calories,
which is what you have done, your
metabolism almost shuts down. Basically,
your body goes into starvation mode. It
does not understand why it is not getting
enough food, so it assumes you are having
hard times and food is scarce. Your
metabolism slows down because your body
does not know when it is going to get food
again. So rather than letting you easily
burn away the calories, it holds onto them
for dear life. If you go without enough
food for long enough, your body will have
no choice but to burn some calories, burn
some stored fat, and take nutrients from
your internal organs. Your body can
actually begin to eat itself in a last
attempt at survival.
The only way to get your metabolism back
to normal is to eat again. Hopefully you
have not been doing the starvation diet
long enough to cause irreversible
problems. You need to realize that you're
not huge. Wanting to be healthy and in
shape is fine, but wanting to lose weight
that you do not really need to lose is
silly and can be extremely dangerous. If
you lose a bit, that is fine, but don't go
overboard.
Eating small meals often will help keep
your metabolism going. It kind of
reassures your body that things are ok,
food is not scarce, and that burning
calories would not be a dangerous thing to
do. Instead of eating three large meals
like people used to do, it is now
recommended that you eat about six
smaller, healthier meals. You need to
make sure you are meeting all of your
daily requirements in the process.
The exercises that you are doing now sound
like plenty to keep you healthy. If you
are eating healthy and exercising an
appropriate amount, but still feel the
need to do more and lose more weight, you
could try talking to a therapist about
eating disorders.
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11firecrackers
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 7
Posted: 05-25-07 23:21pm
Llewellyn
wrote:
You can easily boost your
metabolism by eating more. I have no idea
where you got the idea to restrict
yourself to 670 calories a day, but that
is the worst thing you could have done.
For one thing it is unhealthy. For
another it will make your metabolism slow
down significantly.
When you eat the appropriate amount, your
body takes it in and burns it off. When
you eat too much or don't burn enough
calories, your body stores the extra as
fat. When you take in too few calories,
which is what you have done, your
metabolism almost shuts down. Basically,
your body goes into starvation mode. It
does not understand why it is not getting
enough food, so it assumes you are having
hard times and food is scarce. Your
metabolism slows down because your body
does not know when it is going to get food
again. So rather than letting you easily
burn away the calories, it holds onto them
for dear life. If you go without enough
food for long enough, your body will have
no choice but to burn some calories, burn
some stored fat, and take nutrients from
your internal organs. Your body can
actually begin to eat itself in a last
attempt at survival.
The only way to get your metabolism back
to normal is to eat again. Hopefully you
have not been doing the starvation diet
long enough to cause irreversible
problems. You need to realize that you're
not huge. Wanting to be healthy and in
shape is fine, but wanting to lose weight
that you do not really need to lose is
silly and can be extremely dangerous. If
you lose a bit, that is fine, but don't go
overboard.
Eating small meals often will help keep
your metabolism going. It kind of
reassures your body that things are ok,
food is not scarce, and that burning
calories would not be a dangerous thing to
do. Instead of eating three large meals
like people used to do, it is now
recommended that you eat about six
smaller, healthier meals. You need to
make sure you are meeting all of your
daily requirements in the process.
The exercises that you are doing now sound
like plenty to keep you healthy. If you
are eating healthy and exercising an
appropriate amount, but still feel the
need to do more and lose more weight, you
could try talking to a therapist about
eating disorders.
I actually eat about 5 meals a day, 4 of
which are really small and tend to range
anywhere from 40-100 calories. My only
"big" meal is dinner, which is usually
something like a Lean Cuisine (can be from
220-320 calories or so) + a cup of 10
calorie, fat-free and sugar-free Jell-O.
The rest of my "meals" are usually
something like a yogurt, a granola bar,
raw mushrooms or apples/strawberries/a
banana. Never in my life, however, have I
eaten much meat; I never liked it that
much, nor have I ever liked eggs or
seafood of any kind.
Weight-wise, I don't even feel the need to
be as low as even 100 pounds or even
110--I just want to get rid of my belly.
Seriously, as long as my stomach is flat,
I'll be happy. But right now, even with my
calorie restriction, it's not going so
well. I'd imagine it would take me a LONG
time to get rid of my belly. It just
bothers me so incredibly much.
As for exercise, lately I've been slowly
weeding out my 100-situps routine because
I don't think it's been doing all that
much. I do them before bed anyway, so it's
not like I eat anything afterwards. Do you
think quitting the situps is a bad idea? I
mean, as long as I keep up with 200-400
jumping jacks a day and walking my dog
every other day?
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Llewellyn
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 1743 Location: NY
Posted: 05-25-07 23:58pm
Ok, that's great that you are already
eating the small meals often and that you
do not have unrealistic weight
expectations. Be aware that most women
have a bit of a tummy. A lot of the ones
who don't have a personal trainer. So
make sure you are not going overboard
there.
I think it would be all right if you stop
the sit-ups. It sounds like you do enough
other stuff to burn a decent amount of
calories anyway. Also, I have heard that
sit-ups actually make some people have
even more of a stomach since it builds the
stomach muscles up.
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cln1812
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 523 Location: La Porte, TX
Posted: 05-26-07 12:29pm
You are not eating enough, and if you
continue eating that way, you will wreck
your metabolism and give yourself a
serious eating disorder.
It is very, very dangerous to consistently
eat fewer than 1200 calories/day. Even
1200 calories for weight loss is low, in
my opinion; 1400-1500 calories with diet
and exercise should accomplish weight loss
in most people. If you don't exercise,
you should be able to eat 1200 calories a
day and still lose weight.
You are literally starving yourself, and
you will do serious damage if you don't
stop it. Your "meals" and "snacks" are
exactly similar to what I was eating when
my anorexia was very, very severe. The
"meals" you are eating are not real meals.
Lean Cuisine has way too few calories to
be considered an actual meal and is more
like a snack. At my worst, I weighed 80
lb. and I'm 5'4". That is a diet that
will kill you. My potassium started
getting low, my heart hurt all the time,
my periods stopped, and I was dizzy and
weak. You need to eat more! It also
sounds like you are not getting enough
protein--if you don't like meat, add
peanut butter, nuts, beans, cheese for
protein. Protein is very, very important
for your body!
If you want to lose weight, do it
sensibly. Now, I don't know how long you
have been eating this way, but initially,
when you up your calories you may have
weight gain and bloating, but it will go
away once your body is convinced that you
are no longer starving it. Depending on
how long you've kept up this behavior, it
may be a week, a month, or 2 months or 6
months for your metabolism to pick back
up. Probably not 6 months though, that
was what it took for me, but I was
starving myself for 5 years.
Look into a sensible diet like South Beach
or weight watchers. They sell books on
the South Beach diet in the used
bookstore; and there's info online, it's
not hard to find. Also start
exercising--buy a couple of aerobic DVDs;
that's exercise you can do indoors.
There's also a series called Walk away the
Pounds--it's walking DVDs with some steps
and arm stuff added in that isn't too
complicated to do and you can do it
indoors.
Please be careful! You don't want to do
to yourself what I did to my body.
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11firecrackers
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 7
Posted: 05-26-07 14:53pm
cln1812
wrote:
You are not eating enough,
and if you continue eating that way, you
will wreck your metabolism and give
yourself a serious eating disorder.
It is very, very dangerous to consistently
eat fewer than 1200 calories/day. Even
1200 calories for weight loss is low, in
my opinion; 1400-1500 calories with diet
and exercise should accomplish weight loss
in most people. If you don't exercise,
you should be able to eat 1200 calories a
day and still lose weight.
You are literally starving yourself, and
you will do serious damage if you don't
stop it. Your "meals" and "snacks" are
exactly similar to what I was eating when
my anorexia was very, very severe. The
"meals" you are eating are not real meals.
Lean Cuisine has way too few calories to
be considered an actual meal and is more
like a snack. At my worst, I weighed 80
lb. and I'm 5'4". That is a diet that
will kill you. My potassium started
getting low, my heart hurt all the time,
my periods stopped, and I was dizzy and
weak. You need to eat more! It also
sounds like you are not getting enough
protein--if you don't like meat, add
peanut butter, nuts, beans, cheese for
protein. Protein is very, very important
for your body!
If you want to lose weight, do it
sensibly. Now, I don't know how long you
have been eating this way, but initially,
when you up your calories you may have
weight gain and bloating, but it will go
away once your body is convinced that you
are no longer starving it. Depending on
how long you've kept up this behavior, it
may be a week, a month, or 2 months or 6
months for your metabolism to pick back
up. Probably not 6 months though, that
was what it took for me, but I was
starving myself for 5 years.
Look into a sensible diet like South Beach
or weight watchers. They sell books on
the South Beach diet in the used
bookstore; and there's info online, it's
not hard to find. Also start
exercising--buy a couple of aerobic DVDs;
that's exercise you can do indoors.
There's also a series called Walk away the
Pounds--it's walking DVDs with some steps
and arm stuff added in that isn't too
complicated to do and you can do it
indoors.
Please be careful! You don't want to do
to yourself what I did to my
body.
I have been eating this way for about 2
months now; how long might you say it
would take for my metabolism to return to
normal since that's the case?
Also, how much weight am I subject to gain
after returning to normal eating habits,
at least, at first? Like I said, I'm sure
that right now I'm somewhere in the
130s--no where near underweight, and I
don't believe that I'm even at the average
weight for a 15-year-old teenage girl of
my height, either.
One more thing: at my current state, would
it be okay to slip up and eat something
like pizza once in a while? Say, once a
month, with my metabolism as low as it is
now? I worry that if I eat even a very
small amount, like one slice after not
eating pizza for two months, I'll gain
weight instantly...
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tbx
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Manchester
Dancing Posted: 05-26-07 18:34pm
I have always found the best way to boost
metabilism and to give yourself a lift is
to get eh house or just a room to
yourself, pop on some music and dance!
I always
feel daft at first and even if I don't
feel like doing it i know that once the
adreneline starts flowing, I feel on cloud
nine. Not only am I toming up the excess
skin and fat but it makes me feel great
inside too!!
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v00d00cita
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Re: Practically Been Starving Myself- Need Ways to Up Metabo Posted: 05-29-07 04:00am
11firecrackers
wrote:
I know exercise helps, but I
don't know what and how much I should be
doing every day in order to increase my
metabolism so much that it goes beyond the
level it was before I started limiting my
calories. For the past two months I've
been doing 100 sit-ups a day, and I've
recently started doing 200 or 400 jumping
jacks a day, and walking my dog for 10
minutes every other day while still
keeping at 670 calories. I'm afraid to eat
any more than that, because I don't want
to gain back the
weight.
Well, dance a little at home, if you can't
go outdoors. If you can go outdoors, just
go for a walk for half an hour or so. Go
up and down stairs, move yourself.
And don't count calories...
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So
make sure you are not going overboard
there.
I always
feel daft at first and even if I don't
feel like doing it i know that once the
adreneline starts flowing, I feel on cloud
nine. Not only am I toming up the excess
skin and fat but it makes me feel great
inside too!!
